Friday, December 4, 2015

In the news, Sunday, November 1, 2015


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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from Addicting Info

from American News
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Obama Goes After Two States Who Directly Refuse His Orders
At the beginning of last week, Montana and Arizona passed bills that could block enforcement of any future federal gun control measures that the Obama Administration attempts to push.

Obama Admin Imposes Sharia Law On American Business Owners
Over the past few years we’ve seen the Obama Administration putting pressure on American businesses, forcing them to give in to Muslim demands. Now, two Muslim truck drivers were recently fired after refusing to deliver beer to stores. The pair claimed that they are followers of Islam, and it is against their religion.

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from The Daily Caller

Obamacare Premiums To Soar 3 Times Faster Than Feds Claim

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from Daily Kos
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Chuck Todd calls out Paul Ryan on his Ayn Randian sense of privilege on paid family leave

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from First Things

CHILDREN OF DESIRE
The single greatest witch hunt in American history? That would be the baseless Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Why were adults so eager to believe false stories of insidious, demon-worshipping pedophiles?

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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)

Canadian researcher targeted by hate campaign over Fukushima findings
Jay Cullen never expected the world of hate he encountered when he began to post scientific information about the impact of the Fukushima accident on the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after he began blogging about the findings, which showed just about zero risk to the environment and to the public in North America, he became the target of a hate campaign. The attacks went far beyond fair criticism. He was not only called a “shill for the nuclear industry” and a “sham scientist” but he was told he and other researchers who were reporting that the Fukushima radiation wasn’t a threat deserved to be executed.

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from Newsmax

Former US Sen. Fred Thompson Dies at 73

RNC Names New Official to Work on Debates
Faced with a possible revolt by its candidates after a disastrous debate on CNBC last week, the Republican National Committee has put a new person in charge of working with candidates and networks. "I have asked Sean Cairncross, Chief Operating Officer of the RNC and former Chief Counsel to take the central role in the debate process, specifically as it pertains to working with Sean Spicer and negotiating with the networks," RNC Chief of Staff Katie Walsh said in an email to the campaigns about a half-hour before they began meeting Sunday night to discuss alternatives.

Matalin: Jeb's Attack on Rubio 'Political Malfeasance'
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush committed a major foul in Wednesday's GOP presidential debate when he attacked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio over the votes he has missed in the Senate, said political operative and Bush family insider Mary Matalin.

Episcopal Church Installs Its First Black Presiding Bishop
Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina was inducted on Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church during a ceremony in the nation's capital where he called for economic and racial unity.

Koppel: America Woefully Unprepared for Attack on Power Grid
The United States has no plan for a cyberattack against its power grid that could come at the drop of a hat, says former "Nightline" host Ted Koppel, in his new book, "Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath,"  and it has him worried.

McClatchy: 'Unlikely' Hillary Faces Charges, But Aides Could

Dick Morris: Bring Back Lincoln-Douglas Style Debates

Erdogan's Party Sweeps Back to Power in Turkey With Surprise Win
Turkey's AK Party swept back into office in parliamentary elections, strengthening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 13-year grip on power after a divisive campaign scarred by violence. The Islamist-rooted party that Erdogan founded took at least 49 percent of the vote, according to local media reports with more than 95 percent of ballots counted. Official news agency Anadolu said it's guaranteed to regain the parliamentary majority it lost in elections five months ago.

Chipotle Outbreak Spotlights Growing Food-Poisoning Risk
More than 40 Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in two Northwestern states remain closed as government officials continue to investigate an outbreak of food poisoning liked to the popular chain. The 43 restaurants in Seattle and Portland, Ore., were temporarily closed this weekend after more than 20 people became sick after eating at the restaurants over the past two weeks.

'Ferguson Effect' Divides Obama, FBI Director
Debate over whether the "Ferguson Effect" is hindering police from doing their jobs is a subject of debate between President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and his own FBI Director James Comey, a Republican.

Russian Plane Broke up 'In the Air'
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt broke up "in the air" strewing fragments across a wide area, an expert said Sunday as investigators probed the disaster that killed 224 people.

Israeli Expert: Plane Could Have Been Sabotaged at Airport

Carson's Camp Wants Fewer Debates, Streamed Over the Internet
Ben Carson gave a preview Sunday morning of what his team will be advocating at Sunday night's confab between GOP presidential campaigns on the future of debates. Carson has suggested debates be only online, but on ABC's "This Week" he added he would like to see a "substantial opening statement and "substantial closing statement," each at least a minute long.

George Will: Is Iran's Anti-Semitism Too Deep for Deterrence?
Ideas have consequences. The idea of anti-Semitism is uniquely durable and remarkably multiform. It can express a mentality that is disconnected, as in Hitler's case, from calculations of national interest. Hence an anti-Semitic regime can be impervious to the logic of deterrence. Much, including Israel's calculation of what military measures are necessary for its safety, depends on the nature of Iran's anti-Semitism.

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from POLITICO

RNC seeks to blunt revolt on debates
A new official has been named to work with the campaigns and the TV networks.
In an effort to blunt a revolt by GOP presidential campaigns over debates, the Republican National Committee on Sunday evening named a new official to work with the campaigns and networks. The RNC, on the defensive amid complaints from the campaigns, is hoping to resolve objections that flared after last week’s testy debate on CNBC. Half an hour before a meeting by most of the campaigns to discuss changes to future debates, RNC Chief of Staff Katie Walsh emailed the campaign managers for the 14 GOP candidates: “I have asked Sean Cairncross, Chief Operating Officer of the RNC and former Chief Counsel to take the central role in the debate process, specifically as it pertains to working with Sean Spicer and negotiating with the networks.”

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from The Raw Story
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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

Unwelcome Guests: US Military Has No Legal Mandate to Act in Syria
If the world seeks to prevent the expansion of the Islamic State, it should stop Washington's warhawks before they create 'another Libya' in the Levant, geopolitical researcher Toni Cartalucci stresses, commenting on Obama's decision to send US Special Ops troops to Syria.

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from Tea Party
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Sheriff Clarke Just Charged Obama With “Treason”, What He Says Will Shock You!  [VIDEO]

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from US Herald
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Islamic Group CAIR Now Actively Pushing Pro-Muslim Textbooks Into This State
The adoption of a textbook with an Islamic bias for use in seventh social studies classes has created a parent revolt against county school board members, a state department of education and even a governor as concerns about the content of the text spread across Tennessee.

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from The Wall Street Journal

Budget Pact Raids Victims Fund
Shift of $1.5 billion from a fund for crime victims draws concern from groups that aid people hit by violence.

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from The Washington Times

$20 trillion man: National debt nearly doubles during Obama presidency

The threats to America’s minerals
Much has been written about the impossibility of developing America’s rich natural resources given the opposition of the Obama administration, radical environmentalists and actively empathetic judges; it has been a horror show for oil pipelines, energy on federal lands and coal anywhere. What happens, however, when the minerals at issue are deemed critical to national defense, key to green technology innovation and crucial to contesting Chinese combativeness and therefore: the stars align, the White House gives its support and environmental groups eschew the courthouse? Sadly, as an essential rare earth elements mine in Wyoming reveals: death by a thousand bureaucratic paper cuts.

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